U.S. Protest over the Sinking of the Lusitania
…frankness and in the earnest hope that it is not mistaken in expecting action on the part of the Imperial German government which will correct the unfortunate impressions which have been created and vindicate once more the position of that government with regard to the sacred freedom of the seas. The government of the United States has been apprised that the Imperial German government considered themselves to be obliged by the extraordinary circum…